UPND has bad leadership as seen from Canisius Banda’s Predicament – PF

PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya

Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says UPND Vice President for Political Affairs Dr Canisius Banda’s Predicament is an indictment on the leadership of UPND President Hakainde Hichilema.

Mr. Bwalya says the attempt by Dr Banda to drag the Patriotic Front (PF) into his known problem of failing to pay rentals for his dwelling should be understood as a veiled message to his party the United Party for National Development (UPND) to take care of him.

Mr. Bwalya says it is an open secret that since Dr Banda joined UPND for which he is Vice President for Politics he has been struggling financially citing that his predicament speaks volumes about the failure of UPND and its rich leader Mr. Hichilema to support his Vice President who works for the party on a full time basis.

He says it is appropriate to wonder why a rich man can fail to help his right hand man who has become financially vulnerable for siding with the poor under the banner of the UPND.

Mr. Bwalya says they know that once President Lungu learns about the predicament of Dr Banda he will assist him from a purely humanitarian perspective should he be willing.

He further states that President Lungu has small money but a big heart so he helps those around him whereas Mr. Hakainde Hichilema has big money but a small heart so those around him suffer.

Meanwhile PF media committee member Sunday Chanda says what has happened to Dr. Banda is a wakeup call for the people of Zambia to scrutinize what kind of leaders they want to put into government if they cannot take care of their own people.